Not Liking Your Family

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Reddit user Null_Reference is tired of being judged for not liking his family. “There is so much pressure to cherish your family ties in American culture but I refuse to go along with this obviously artificial idea of the familial bond,” he wrote. “I do not like these people. I am not giving them bonus points based on their genetic similarity to me or my wife. I don't understand and thus reject this idea that they are an obligation I must maintain.” Null_Reference's point of view isn't often voiced, but it certainly has merit. Just because you share the same DNA as your family doesn't mean you're destined to get along. Just look at Cain and Abel or Jacob and Esau or J.R. And Bobby Ewing. These famous siblings may have had the same parents, but they had virtually nothing else in common. At the end of the day, differences between you and your family members can cause an enormous amount of friction and make for plenty of awkward exchanges at family reunions.